TACO EXPRESS

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In walk in cooler raw shell eggs over unwashed bell peppers. Operator removed raw shelled eggs. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer with diced tomatoes in hand washing operator, removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw beef over unwashed lettuce in walk in cooler. Operator moved raw beef to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in handwashing in the kitchen. Operator removed strainer. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service cups on the floor in the hallway by restrooms. Operator removed from the floor. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach in cooler

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cups in box on the floor. Operator removed from the floor. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. operator paid in full during inspection conformation #247034541 Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint

Basic - Some lights not functioning the dining room.

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Colander in hand wash sink. Operator removed colander. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Inside reach in cooler next to the walk-in cooler.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In dining area by the tv and by women's restroom. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Limes in storage container on floor in the walk-in cooler. Removed from the floor. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment on cook line. Employee removed knife from in between cutting board and equipment. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Light not functioning. Above prep area. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Colander in hand washing sink by three compartment sink. Employee removed removed colander. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles in dining area and back kitchen by three compartment sink.Repeat Violation Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on prep table near three compartment sink. Employee removed purse from prep table. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Pot of beef in the walk-in cooler stored on the floor. Removed Pot from floor. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Green, red, and white Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Warning

Basic - Light not functioning. Right above cook-line. Warning

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee rolling Taquitos with bear hands on cook line. Stop sale issued employee threw out Taquitos and put on gloves.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one live fly landed on me while in kitchen establishment. Could not find any other flies in establishment.

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed two pots of beef soup in the walk-in cooler at 47F. The two pots have been stored in walk-in cooler for 48 hrs. Stop sale issued.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed tortilla press rusted on storage wrack.

Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Observed Quaternary strips for test kit for three compartment sink. They used chlorine in sink tested at 50 ppm with inspector test strips. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed beef soup and shredded beef not labeled. Employee dated both items and put the back in the reach-in cooler. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle in walk-in cooler not label hanging on food storage shelf. Employee took spray bottle and labeled. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed stove oven and fryer baskets on cook line with soil residue.

Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard stored on cook line and plate storage wracks in the kitchen. Cardboard removed from cook line. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed water damage to ceiling tiles in dining area and kitchen area.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed spatulas not inverted on cook line. Employee inverted spatulas. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on cook station colors cutting boards green, red,and white.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed one purse rack hanger next to the food storage rack. Operator removed purse to the employee area. Observed Purse on sitting on cooker at front desk. Employee removed purse to employee area. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee stored McDonald's bag in reach in cooler next to food establishment food inventory. Employee moved McDonald's bag to employee storage area. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed oil box underneath cook line. Observed lard on floor in storage area. Employee moved oil and lard off six inches of the floor. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment - cutting boards. Employee removed knives to the appropriate storage area. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.

Basic - Storage area not maintained clean and organized.

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Observed scrub brush laying on top of salsa box at front counter underneath were tea machine is located. Employee moved brush to the kitchen sink. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/22

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw eggs stored over unwashed produce in reachin cooler. Operator moved eggs to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Operator using chlorine and has QR5 test strips.

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Table cleaner in dining room .Operator labeled spray bottles. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between wall and sink, maketable and cutting boards. operator moved knives wash rinsed and sanitized and place on knife holder. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Light not functioning. Walk-in cooler

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Ladies bathroom. Operator placed hand washing sign on door. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Oil in spray bottle. operator labeled spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat raw animal food, such as hamburgers, steak and sushi covered under a consumer advisory. Raw eggs stored over raw beef in reachin cooler.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over washed produce in reachin cooler.

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.

Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Email ed to Operator. Printed and posted. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Light not functioning. Walk-in cooler.

Basic - Single-service articles stored outside or in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Togo container stored outside